Stay-hinge.



H. E. GASSAWAY.

STAY HINGE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY s, 1913.

Patented A111221, 19414 Attorney COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPM co., WASHIPJGTON. D. c.

TED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

HUE'Y EDWARD GASSAWAY, OF FLOYD, TEXAS.

STAY-HINGE.

To all whom it' may concern Be it known that I, HUEY EDWARD GASSE- wav, a citizen of the United States7 residing at Floyd, in the county of Hunt and State of rFexas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stay-Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hinges having a stay for supporting the lid or cover of a tool chest, trunk or the like, in open position, to prevent the hinge from being broken.

1t is the object of the invention to provide an improved stay-hinge which is simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture, and which can be readily applied. The stay is se constructed and arranged that it folds close to the wall of the chest or trunk when the lid is closed, leaving no projecting part-s to take up room or liable to be broken.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a rear end view of a fragment of a tool chest equipped with my improved stayhinge. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-section showing the lid of the chest swung open. Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the blank out of which the hinge members are formed. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a modified form of flange. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing` the blank out of which the hinge illustrated in Fig. 5 is formed.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the hinge comprises two leaves 5 and 6, respectively, each of which is a flat met-al plate having apertures along its edges for suitable fasteners whereby they are secured to the chest 7 and the lid 8, the leaf 5 being secured to the lid, and the leaf 6 to the chest. The leaf 5 has a tongue at one end which is rolled into a hinge knuckle 9, and the leaf G has two tongues at one end which are rolled into hinge knuckles 10 between which the knuckle 9 fits. A pin 11 passing through the knuckles 9 and 10 completes the hinge joint. j The end of the leaf 5, opposite the end having the hinge knuckle 9, has a tongue which is rolled into cylindrical form to serve as a bearing or pivotal support 12 for one end of the stay 13. The end of the leaf 6 opposite the end having the hinge knuckles 10 has a tongue 14 of the Same width as the tongue forming the bearing 12. This tongue 14 is bent over to extend parallel to the face of the leaf 6 in spaced relation therewith, and has at its extremity a lip 15, which is bent down and passed through a Specification of Letters Patent.

p Application filed May 8, 1913.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

serial No. 766,303.

slit 16 in the leaf 6 and clenched on the under side thereof, whereby the tongue is held rigid in spaced relation with the leaf.

The stay is in the form of a link and is made out of wire. The side bars of the link are bent inward at one end, as indicated at 17, to form journals which extend into the bearing 12. The cross bar 18 connecting the other ends of the side bars of the link is slidably mounted on the leaf 6 under the bent over tongue 14, the latter providing a slot in which the cross-'bar works. Intermediate their ends, the side bars of the link have an outward bend 19 to clear the hinge knuckles of the leaves 5 and 6, when the lid 8 is closed. Thus, the stay lies close to the hinge leaves when the lid is closed, and there are no projecting parts liable to injury or taking up space. When the lid 8 is swung open, the cross-bar 18 slides down under the tongue 14 until it reaches the end thereof. In this position7 it extends diagonally between the lid and the chest, and serves to brace the hinge and prevent the same from being broken by the weight of the lid. Upon closing the lid, the cross-bar slides back under the tongue 14, and when the lid is entirely closed, the link lies close to the hinge leaves, the parts 19 fitting over the hinge knuckles. The width of the parts 12 and 14 is less than the width of the hinge leaves, so that the stay, when folded, lies against the face of the hinge leaves near their edges.

Figs. 5 and 6 show a slightly modified form of hinge, in which each one of the leaves 5 and 6 has two hinge knuckles 20, and the leaf 6 has a tongue 21 serving the same purpose of the tongue 14. The tongue 21 has a lateral enlargement 22 at its outer end, and is bent over in the same manner as the tongue 14 for the same purpose, the extremity of the tongue being fastened down on the face of the leaf by securing the enlarged portion 22 to the latter.

I claim:

A stay hinge comprising a pair of hinged leaves, and a st-av extending therebetween, one of the leaves having at its end which is opposite its hinged end a bearing, and the corresponding end of the other leaf having an integral tongue of a width less than that of the leaf, which tongue is bent to extend in spaced relation with the outer face of said leaf and connected at its end-thereto, the stay being a link having parallel sides and Cross ibzus connecting the ends thereof7 one ing bends to elezu' the hinge connection of of said cross bars being journaled in the the leaves when the link is folded. le aforesaid bearing and the other Cross bnr In testimony whereof I nrllix my signature being sldably mounted on the second-menin presence of two Witnesses.

tioned leaf under the bent over tongue theie- HUEY EDWARD GSSAXVAY.

of, the Width of the link being less than the litnessesz Width of the hinged leaves, and the interme- A. A. DRIVER, diante portions of the sides 0I the link hav- M. D. VEBB.

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